Beyond the Hype: A Developer's Honest Take on AI-Assisted Coding

AI agents have evolved far beyond simple chatbots to perform autonomous file creation, codebase analysis, and workflow automation. However, success in agent-driven development depends less on AI capability than on how developers guide and direct these tools. Through candid accounts of one successful and one failed project, this developer reveals the critical decision-making factors that separate effective agent-assisted development from mere experimentation.